Antillean Palm Swift
Tachornis phoenicobia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusTachornis (New World Palm Swifts)
- SpeciesTachornis phoenicobia (Antillean Palm Swift)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 3 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 4 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Antillean Palm Swift in Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Antillean Palm Swift sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 611 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Antillean Palm Swift in Ciénaga de Zapata?
July has the highest sighting rate for Antillean Palm Swift in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.